Vox Populi

Editor: Imagine living in San Francisco; when you go to bed you hear planes go by, cars, people talking. Beep Beep, the chit-chatter of people talking is your alarm clock.

Editor: The Jan. 15 edition of the Rocky Mountain Outlook included a page 21 letter to the editor which expressed concern about the “closing of the Moraine Lake Road to Park Visitors” related to the NorAm cross-country ski race last week.

Editor: I felt both saddened and gratified after reading D.G.L. Rees’ letter “A Disturbing Trend in Canmore” that both the Crag and the Outlook published last week.

Editor: Re: artsPlace construction set to begin Thank God, building an arts centre does not require money. All it requires is credit. And with “only” $32 million in debt the Town is still $5- or $6 million dollars short of its limit.

Editor: Red plastic chairs – no! Paint existing benches and picnic tables – yes! Why do visitors need a childish treasure hunt to find these red plastic chairs in order to appreciate our national parks? I can see more garbage and trampling of sensiti

Editor: I’d like to take this opportunity to thank two groups of people who help enhance our walking and bicycling experience in Canmore and area. Thank you to the dog owners of Canmore who keep their dogs on leash and who clean up after them.

Editor: A 4.9 per cent increase in taxes is not an acceptable increase, especially in a town where affordability is a big problem. According to Stats Canada, in Alberta the average person received a 1.

Editor: I wonder if anyone else has noticed a disturbing trend which has come up in the last few months? Town administration in Canmore, at least for the 10 years I have lived here, has always led the town council and, for that matter, its citizens i

Editor: With all the choices available in the Bow Valley for purchasing Christmas trees this past season, I would like to thank those that chose the Banff Scout-Guide Hall for their tree.

Editor: Re: The killing fields of Southern Alberta - Dec. 31, 2014 Having heard on the radio about the future release of buffalo into Banff National Park I was really pleased and optimistic.